signed lower left; dated 1893 on a remnant of past framing backing paper (attached to the reverse of the current framing)
12.5 × 24.5 in (31.8 × 62.2 cm) (image)
Auction Estimate:$1,500 - $2,000
Sale date:February 17 - 24, 2016
Price Realized
$1,380
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Collectors’ Gallery, Calgary
Private Collection, Calgary
A picturesque watercolour of a rural windmill in Holland. Typical of Bell-Smith's work in watercolour, the impressionistic scene evokes a heavy calm as if fog has just lifted from the countryside depicted. Reminiscent of European counterparts, the mood of the environment is captured in the muted watery colours and loose working of the painter's brush.
